Crack It Open

The wedges have been sledged and the pin knocked out; this lady is ready to roll. I've thought about doing this for some time. Some ideas have floated through my mind on what I wanted to focus on for this thing and I'm pretty sure those ideas were my reasons for procrastination. When I did start one in the past, it failed quite miserably. So, no holds bard on this one, folks! Actually, I decided to start one up on the request of a couple people who wanted to know what I'm up to in the navy.

For those who don't know, I joined the navy for "something to do." For the people who really know, they know thats a lie. Well, not entirely, ok maybe a fib. I joined to become an officer. I have college under my belt. The job market licks bullocks in my field. Why not be comissioned as a Naval Officer? The navy apparently thought otherwise and I, surprisingly, didn't mind. Against the advice of two people very influential people, I enlisted. Don't get me wrong, I will become an officer, oh yes, it will happen. Until then, however, I will just play it cool as a blue shirt and worry about such things as cleaning, standing watches, NKO, making petty officer, anti-ship missles, and cleaning.

So far I've been in for almost nine months and survived such things as boot camp in the winter at Great Lakes, "A" school, and Corry High. Now, I'm stationed in San Diego on PCD Gridley (DDG 101). Why I chose to come to a pre-commissioned ship is beyond me. Maybe it was the thought of a brand new mattress in my rack (i'm serious) or not doing anything for a couple months and getting paid for it, I don't know. Anyway, when September rolls around I'll be heading to Bath, ME where the ship is actually located. Goodbye PCD Gridley, hello PCU Gridley. After a winter in Maine, we make our way to Miami and become USS Gridley. Eventually, we will come back to lovely San Diego and be in a fancy CSG. Seriously, I could talk to you for an hour and you will have no idea what I'm saying. The navy only made it worse.

I will end this inaugural post with a video of what the blue shirt navy is all about. (I have a feeling youtube may play a strong role on this thing...)